(a) Test group (n = 25)

	Baseline	After 12 weeks	p value
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	87.88 ± 8.64	89.00 ± 8.38	0.416
Plasma insulin, μU/dL	6.23 ± 4.07	6.52 ± 4.62	0.804
HbA1c, %	5.74 ± 0.36	5.72 ± 0.37	0.662
Triglyceride, mg/dL	86.84 ± 42.87	111.52 ± 114.27	0.190
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	182.16 ± 31.89	182.16 ± 33.19	1.000
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	111.16 ± 26.83	107.96 ± 30.21	0.453
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	57.56 ± 12.86	55.84 ± 12.67	0.313